Research data management for geospatial data [Online]: 2025-06-23

Map of Devastating 2003 Heat Wave in the Netherlands Observed from MODIS Satellite. Mehdi Aminipouri (PhD Candidate in Geography at SFU)

Dates
Monday, June 23, 2025 - 10:30am to 12:00pm
Location
via Zoom (link will be sent to participants 24 hours before the workshop/event begins)
Registration dates
open until Sunday, June 22, 2025 - 6:00am

All times are Pacific Time Zone (Vancouver, BC, Canada).

About the workshop

The complexities of geospatial data, including the variety of data types and sources, can make data management in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) particularly challenging, but investing time in data management can benefit you in the near- and long-term. Good data management practices will help ensure you can find, access, understand, and use your data for as long as necessary, and they facilitate data sharing and data publication at the end of a research project. This presentation will address good data management practices with a focus on GIS data. Topics covered will include:   

  • File structure in a GIS environment   
  • Storage, back-up and versioning
  • Metadata, documentation, and provenance
  • Ethical considerations in geospatial data
  • Preparing data for deposit 

 Target audience

Anyone with some experience using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) who wants to learn more about applying good practices in research data management to their own data. 

 

Facilitator(s)
Erin Clary
Sarah Zhang

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